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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822460403321

Autore

Marchak M. Patricia

Titolo

The integrated circus : the New Right and the restructuring of global markets / / M. Patricia Marchak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Buffalo : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 1991

ISBN

1-282-85564-6

9786612855641

0-7735-6298-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 320 pages)

Disciplina

330.12/2

Soggetti

Free enterprise

Conservatism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Free Markets -- The Invisible Hand: The Legacy of Smith, Locke, and Their Critics -- Pax Americana, 1945-1965 -- The Coca-Cola Stall, 1965-1985 -- The New Right Agenda -- A New International Order -- The Ginza Strip -- The Travelling Show -- High-Wire Acts -- The European Troupe -- In the Penny Arcade -- Beyond the Market -- Economic Reality -- The Environmental Dimension -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the conservative ideologies and political organization of the New Right, this study explores its impact on the development of a global marketplace after World War II. It examines the changes such political strategies created in the world economy, and the effect on individual countries.